Pocket construction



Sept.' 8, 1925.

J. R. MULRONEY POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed May 18. 1925 ITI:

Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

JOSEPH vn iivIULRoNiLY, orvroRTinoneE, IOWA, Assienon To MULRoNEY-,MANUFAG- TUNING coMrANx-.orroR-T 'Denen-,Iowa A cofaroaATIoN orciowa.

POCKET CONSTRUCTION.

`Appplicationffiled May 18, 1925. Serial No. 31.135.

To all whom t kmay concern.'

.Be it known ,that I, JOSEPH R. MULRONEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at FortDodge, inthe county of y'Tebster and --State of Iowa, have inventedV a certain new .and useful PoclretConsti-uction, of which -theffo-llowing is a specification.

The object of myinvention is to provide a .pocket construction especially applicable .for overalls, or work garments, wherein tools .and thelikeare v,ordinarily kept in the lpockets. More particularly, it is my object to. pro- .videhanlelastic member `which forms a part of the pocket itself,.which` elastic member is sfastenedto theback side of the pocket or materialofathe garment -at spaced points so Aas to permitf the elastic member to give or stretch, .being only restricted by the elasticity ,of the member itself between the points where.` it isfastened to thegarment or back `sideof the pocket.

.Still a ,further object Yistto provide an elastic Vmember ,in the front piece ,of the pocket,.Whichelastic member is-fastened between its ends tothe back piece of the pocket or garment, which fastenings terminate short of the top and theY bottom ofthe elastic member itself so Zas to permit. greater elasticity of the elastic member between the l.place where it is ,fastened to the front piece and where itis-fastened to the baclrp-ieceso as to, permit ,apair of pliers .or other article to=be easilyslipped into position and received by ythe elastic member for `retaining the pliers or other implement against accidental displacement.

Reference is here made to my copending Happlication -for a kpocket construction, filed May 18, 1925, Serial No. 31,136.

With these and other objects in view, my invention -consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a garment with my improved pocket construction shown thereon.

Figure 2 is a central, vertical, sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure l.

'Figure 3 is a'horizonta'l, sectional .View taken on line 3 3 of Figure l through'the elastic member. 1

Figure 1 is a front, plan View of a pocket construction, which is concealedfor covered by rthe Vfront of the garment itself; Iand Figure 5 is a vertical, sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Figure 4.

In the accompanying drawings, I have yused the reference numeral `10to indicate ,a portion. of a garment: upon which istadapted to be sewied'or otherwise fastened, a front pocket forming piece l11.

.The portion of the garment 10, which is coveredup by the front pocket piece 11may be properly called the back piece of the pocket.

The front and back pieces are stitched together along' their two sideedges .and their bottom `so as to form a .pocket closed on three sides .and ,open on itstop. l

The front piece 11, `as shownin Figure 1 of the drawings, is formed of two small sec tions or Ipieces 11a -and y11b connected ,to-- gether by an elastic member,12. .The elastic member 12 is stitched yor otherwisesecured yat its upper edge to the lower edge .of the Vpiece 11a and 'secured .at its bottom edge Vto the'top. edge of the piece 11b. y Y The elastic member 12 is substantiallythe same widthasthe pieces 11a `and 11?,1andi's 'stitched at its side edges to the back piece Aof the: garment 10.

4of the cloth of the frontpiece `11,:thereby permitting free unrestricted velasticity .of the vmember 12.

The elastic member 12 is further fastened to-.thefback piece .10 by stitches I13, .although clips or staples of any suitable kind may be used, which will .serve the purpose herein contemplated, asafastener.

It will Ybe particularly noted, that the stitches or fastenings 13, preferably terminate short of the topi and bottom edges of the elastic member 12, and this serves a very important function which I will now describe in detail.

It is very desirable to permit the elastic member between the points of fastening to v the front piece 11, and the back piece 10, to be -free to expand its maximum Without any restrictions, except as to its elasticity.

The terminating of the fastenings 13 short of the top and bottom edges of the member 12 prevents the clot-h of the pieces 11 and 11b from restricting or retarding the elasticity of the member 12.

It may be here mentioned that if the fastenings 13 extended clear to the top and bottom edges of the elastic member 12, then the cloth of the pieces 11EL and 11b would prevent stretching of the n'ien'iber 12, ati theI point where it was fastened to the pieces 11a and 11b.

In the present construction, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, a pair of pliers or the like may be inserted between the outer edges of the pocket and the fastenings 13, and may be forced into position the elastic member stretching to accommodate any pair of pliers or other such implement. The particular fastening 13 and the elastic member 12 affords the stretch necessary to hold an article in position against accidental falling out.

In Figures 4i and 5 of the drawings, I have shown the garment, referred to by the reference numeral 10, as formed with a slit 15 to the edges of which may be secured a pocket of the concealed type formed of a front piece 11 and a back piece 14,-. `Either type of pocket here shown can be easily and cheaply manufactured and marketed.

The front piece 11 is made very much like the front piece 11 shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, that is, it consists of two pieces 11a and 11b arranged with an elastic member 12 therebetween.

The elastic member 12 is secured between its side edges to the back piece 14 by the stitches or fastenings 13.

The operation and functions of the pocket, as shown in Figure 4: of the drawings, is eX- actly like the one shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

The pocket in the case of Figure l is completely concealed by the garment 14 itself, although the elasticity of the member 12 is unrestricted because there is no fastening of it directly to the garment 10 itself.

The principal feature of my pocket construction resides in the arrangement of an elastic member that is free to expand without any restriction.

I am aware of the fact that elastic members have been used in pockets, and in such cases has always been used with a covering of cloth or within the pocket itself so lthat the cloth actually restricts the free elasticity of the elastic member itself, and this is a disadvantage in pocket construction which I am overcoming by my construction.

Some changes may be made in the construction, and arrangement of the various parts of my invention, without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pocket construction for garments and the like comprising a. front and back piece of textile materia-l stitched together along two sides and the bottom edge, one of said pieces having an opening therein, an elastic member inserted in said opening, a fastening between said elastic member and the other piece of the pocket, said fastening terminating short of the upper edge of the elastic member for permitting unrestricted elasticity of the upper portion of said elastic member above the fastening.

2. A pocket construction for garments and the like comprising a front and back piece Y of textile material stitched together along 5 two sides and the bottom edge, one of said pieces having an opening therein, an elastic member inserted in said opening, a fastenino' between said elastic member and the other piece of the pocket, said fastening terminating short of the upper and lower edges of the elastic member for permit-ting unrestricted elasticity of the upper and lower portions of said elastic member above the fastening.

3. A. pocket construction for garments and the like comprising a front and back piece of textile material stitched together along two sides and the bottom edge, one of said pieces having an opening therein, an elastic member inserted in said opening, a plurality of spaced fastenings between said elastic member and theother piece of the pocket, said fastenings terminating short of the upper edge of the elastic member for permitting unrestricted elasticity of the upper portion of the elastic member above the fastenings.

Des Moines, Iowa May 12, 1925.

JOSEPH R. MULRONEY. 

